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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

May 3, 2021Cleveland County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at May 3, 2021, 11:34 PM CDT for Cleveland County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 3, 2021, 11:34 PM CDT (04:34 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK

County Cleveland County, OK

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 3, 6:28 PM CDT, 5 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 6:28 PM CDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 8:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 3, 10:45 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 11:04 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
1104 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

OKZ037-TXZ085-040430-
Tillman OK-Wilbarger TX-
1104 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southwestern Tillman and central
Wilbarger Counties Until 1130 PM CDT...

AT 1059 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 4 miles southeast
of Vernon, moving east at 30 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to one-half inch diameter...
Wind gusts over 50 MPH...
Heavy rain can lead to reduced visibility...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning...

Locations impacted include...
Vernon, Davidson, Oklaunion, Lockett and Harrold.

LAT...LON 3429 9896 3400 9895 3402 9940 3421 9944
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 263DEG 27KT 3410 9925

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Local storm report, May 3, 11:05 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1105 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE ATOKA RESERVOIR    34.53N 96.04W
05/03/2021                   ATOKA              OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3
            NE ATOKA RESERVOIR. DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE ROOFS
            (INCLUDING ONE ROOF REMOVED) AND FENCES.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

MAD

Local storm report, May 3, 11:16 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 3, 11:17 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 11:34 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Norman OK
1134 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

OKZ025-026-028>030-040500-
Oklahoma OK-Pottawatomie OK-Cleveland OK-McClain OK-Lincoln OK-
1134 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR southeastern Oklahoma...
northwestern Pottawatomie...northeastern Cleveland...central McClain
and southern Lincoln Counties Until midnight CDT...

AT 1132 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were along a line extending from
near Newalla to near Norman to near Noble, moving northeast at 45
MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Hail up to the size of nickels...
Wind gusts over 50 MPH...
Heavy rain can lead to reduced visibility...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning...

Locations impacted include...
Eastern Norman, Shawnee, Tecumseh, Purcell, Choctaw, Noble, Harrah,
Slaughterville, McLoud, Pink, Meeker, Johnson, Sparks, Etowah,
Stella, Dale, Newalla, Lake Thunderbird, Bethel Acres and Little Axe.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3563 9672 3546 9677 3502 9717 3506 9747
      3526 9732 3545 9722 3561 9695
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 226DEG 40KT 3543 9716 3529 9725 3517 9736

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Hughes	43 min
May 3, 7:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Coal	26 min
May 3, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc	47 min
May 3, 7:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc, Seminole	3 hr
May 3, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	37 min
May 3, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc	43 min
May 3, 7:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Coal, Pontotoc	3 hr
May 3, 7:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Seminole	23 min
May 3, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	35 min
May 3, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	46 min
May 3, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	39 min
May 3, 8:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka	8 min
May 3, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pottawatomie	46 min
May 3, 8:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	34 min
May 3, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	42 min
May 3, 8:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan, Johnston, Marshall	39 min
May 3, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie	51 min
May 3, 8:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	29 min
May 3, 8:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	27 min
May 3, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	50 min
May 3, 8:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	3 hr
May 3, 8:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka	33 min
May 3, 9:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Pottawatomie	3 hr
May 3, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie	51 min
May 3, 9:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Garvin	36 min
May 3, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln	45 min
May 3, 9:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie	43 min
May 3, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	31 min
May 3, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln	41 min
May 3, 10:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Payne	43 min
May 3, 10:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson	54 min
May 3, 11:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	31 min
May 3, 11:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	45 min
May 3, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	52 min
May 3, 11:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	64 min
May 4, 12:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Stephens	48 min
May 4, 12:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	42 min
May 4, 12:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson	47 min
May 4, 12:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray	50 min
May 4, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Love	29 min
May 4, 12:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Payne	41 min
May 4, 1:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Love	40 min
May 4, 1:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland	25 min
May 4, 1:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	52 min
May 4, 1:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc	50 min
May 4, 2:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	45 min
May 4, 2:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	29 min
May 4, 1:47 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka	19 hr
May 3, 10:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	40 min
May 3, 11:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	26 min

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.